Price and speed start to matter for UAE’s online grocery apps and shoppers

Price and speed start to matter for UAE’s online grocery apps and shoppers

Dubai: The price battles are now being fought on and by UAE's e-grocery apps. A new one - Yeepeey - has launched promising shoppers they can get the same prices offered at stores“¦ and even the same promotions. "Yeepeey's objective is to eliminate mark-ups and reduce service fees to a minimum or even free to give users the ability to stay home and order their essentials more frequently at in-store prices," said a statement issued by it. Prices and delivery times are being all important for online grocery apps now that more shoppers in the UAE are quite comfortable with ordering in their daily/weekly needs. Just recently, Carrefour confirmed launch of its quick service delivery, with the average time set at 60 minutes. As part of the launch, Carrefour Now will deliver free of charge until May 15 for a product range of up to 31, 000 everyday items. Carrefour isn't the only one - other delivery-focussed apps such as Talabat have ventured out with their own 'q-commerce' - for quick - feature. By "reducing" service fees, Yeepeey's promoters expect to get backing from cost-conscious shoppers. "Ordering basic essentials via an e-grocery app was way more expensive than buying it